To be honest, it has been a long time since my last article on EzineArticles.

I believe EzineArticles contributes a lot of traffic to my site.

The question – is it still relevant in 2012?

Come on, speak up and share your views!

2012 is approaching fast…

EzineArticles : Is It Still Relevant? is a post from: Writing Consultation

A blog or a site can help you establish a good reputation.

However, it won’t work unless you have readers.

How do you get readers within the next hour?

A very quick way to get a word out about your site is through social media.

Facebook, Twitter and related forums will be sending your blog or site throughout the internet fast.

Of course you won’t be able to target specific readers at this stage.

However, some random readers might just find your blog or site interesting, and start to follow your updates.

Here are some references on article marketing:

http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/2008/02/writing-and-publishing-articles-to-generate-website-traffic/

http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com/2008/05/why-article-resource-boxes-gain-importance/

http://www.writing-success.net/blog/article-marketing/

Here is what you should do if you are starting a new blog or site on WordPress:

http://www.glosonblog.com/17-important-things-to-do-after-starting-your-wordpress-blog/

(I can’t believe Gloson is 12 years old, as of now and he is Malaysian too!)

It is true, everyone can blog, but not everyone has what it takes to become a top blogger (not even me!).

Article Marketing for Freelance Writers is a post from: Writing Consultation

1. Cut Cost

What would be the best way to save more money than hiring a freelancer? You pay for the service.

2. Simple

Unlike permanent employee, you don’t need to pay a basic salary for a freelancer, no health care and no EPF (for Malaysians). A freelancer is not attached to your company / business in any way (at least not permanently).

3. Easy to find

There are tons of freelancers around the world. Surely you can find one easily starting at AsiaPartTime and moving on to Elance or Getafreelancer (now known as Freelancer.com).

4. Direct communication

No passing around to different people to follow up with projects. You are dealing with one person and only one person to answer all your questions (one on one instant messaging / email communication).

5. Time saving

An agency might need a week to complete a project, but a freelancer can complete in less than a week, maybe even one day, because your project is more important than anything else.

6. Networking

You know that freelancers have their own networks. Make use of that networks. Get more freelancers to help out in different sections.

7. You know you hire the right person

Generally it takes up to one project to get to know a freelancer, but most of the time, it takes only one day to learn more about a freelancer. Then you know you have hired the right person to do the job.

7 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Freelance Writer is a post from: Writing Consultation

There are 5 ways you can promote your services for free.

1. Blog commenting. I am sure you know blog hopping. While you are blog hopping, why not leave a comment or two on interesting blogs. Make sure you post useful comments, not just spam.

2. Ezine Articles and other article directories. Write free to publish articles and submit to these directories to gain exposure for your blog (business).

3. Guest blog on other related blogs. There are many blogs out there that you can guest blog. A guest blog is to post your blog post with a back link to your blog on other blogs.

4. Craigslist. Post your services in craigslist and you might get some surprises. It is free.

5. Social networking. Join sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter and get the exposure you need. You never know what you might get from social networking sites like these but one thing for sure, you can get a word out about your services.

Get started right now!

5 Easy Ways To Promote Your Services For Free is a post from: Writing Consultation

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How To Make Sure Clients Keep Coming Back To You is a post from: Writing Consultation

Self promotion is one of the most important things when it comes to promoting your business.

There is nothing better than promoting your business to potential customers when you have the chance.

However, how far would you go?

As the illustration suggests that sometimes we might forget that there is a time for everything.

Therefore, when you submit articles to article directories, be modest. Do not include links in the body text, as this is usually not allowed.

The best place for self promotion is always at the designated area – the resource box.

What happen when you are too obsess with promoting your business?

1. You are actually scaring your potential customers away because you are seen as a promotion freak.

2. Most of your articles will be rejected.

3. Your articles will be non-beneficial to anyone.

So, in order to ensure that these do not happen to you, make sure you do everything you can to avoid it.

Self Promotion – How Far Would You Go is a post from: Writing Consultation